The Axiom Mission 4 crew gathers inside the International Space Station’s Harmony module shortly after docking aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. From left are, Mission Specialist Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, and Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu.NASA+ At 8:14 a.m. EDT on Thursday, the hatch opened between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the [...]
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying Axiom Mission 4 nears the International Space Station’s space-facing docking port on the Harmony module.NASA+ At 6:31 a.m. EDT on Thursday, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station for the fourth private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory, Axiom Mission 4. NASA’s arrival coverage will continue through [...]
(From left) Axiom Mission 4 Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu, Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, Commander Peggy Whitson, and Mission Specialist Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski wave from inside the Space Dragon spacecraft.Axiom Space NASA’s live coverage is underway on NASA+ for the arrival of the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 4. The Dragon spacecraft [...]
6 Min Read NASA’s Chandra Shares a New View of Our Galactic Neighbor The Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31), is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years. Astronomers use Andromeda to understand the structure and evolution of our own spiral, which is [...]
This long-duration photograph shows Ax-4 soaring into low Earth orbit aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after launching at 2:31 a.m. EDT on Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.SpaceX The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying four Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew members is orbiting Earth and on its way to the International Space Station after [...]
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers conducts research operations inside the Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station.Credit: NASA Students attending the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, will have the chance to hear NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station answer their prerecorded questions. At 12:40 p.m. EDT [...]
NASA/Bob Hines NASA astronaut Bob Hines took this picture of the waning crescent moon on May 8, 2022, as the International Space Station flew into an orbital sunrise 260 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of the United States. Since the station became operational in November 2000, crew members have produced hundreds [...]
Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Home Air Quality Climate Change Freshwater Life on Earth Severe Storms Snow and Ice The Global Ocean Science at Work Earth Science at Work Technology and Innovation Powering Business Multimedia Image Collections Videos Data For Researchers About Us 4 min read NASA-Assisted Scientists Get Bird’s-Eye View of Population [...]
5 Min Read What Are Asteroids? (Ages 14-18) What are asteroids? Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun just like planets do. In fact, sometimes asteroids are called “minor planets.” These space rocks were left behind after our solar system formed about 4.6 billion years ago. Asteroids are found in a wide range [...]
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) With Voyager 2 in the background, John Casani holds a small U.S. flag that was sewn into the spacecraft’s thermal blankets before its 1977 launch. Then Voyager’s project manager, Casani was first to envision the mission’s Golden Record, which lies before him with its [...]
